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Actaeus (/ækˈtiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταῖος Ἀktaῖos means "coast-man"^[1]) was the name of three individuals appearing in Greek mythology:

Actaeus, a king of Attica.^[2]
Actaeus, father of Telamon by Glauce, daughter of Cychreus. He was the grandfather of Ajax of Salamis.^[3]
Actaeus, one of the Telchines.^[4]

Notes

^ Hard, p. 365.
^ Pausanias, 1.2.5.
^ Apollodorus, 3.12.6.
^ Tzetzes' commentary on Theogony 80

References

Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004, ISBN 9780415186360. Google Books.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library

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[1] Hard, p. 365.

[2] Pausanias, 1.2.5.

[3] Apollodorus, 3.12.6.

[4] Tzetzes' commentary on Theogony 80

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